Benjamin Fein

Benjamin "Dopey Benny" Fein (1889-1962) was a Jewish-American racket boss during the early 20th century.

Biography
Benjamin Fein was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City in 1889 to a Jewish-American family, and he became known as "Dopey" due to a medical condition that left his eyes permanently half-shut. Fein became a pickpocket and armed robber, and he became involved in extortion under Jack Zelig. Fein and his gang worked as labor sluggers, being hired by certain companies to attack other companies. Fein was arrested for several murders, and he retired to become a garment businessman in 1917 after the murder of Joseph Rosenzweig, although he would still be arrested for business-related crimes. He died in New York City in 1962.